Christian Longo was the father of three. He had a beautiful, devoted wife. He appeared successful. Then, his family was murdered, discovered one by one in a river. Longo sets off for Mexico where he assumes the name of a New York Times journalist, Michael Finkel. What he doesn't know is that while he is in Mexico, Finkel is facing the wrath of the press for an unethical story he wrote and submitted for publication. Finkel goes into hiding, only emerging when a police officer contacts him about his identity being stolen by a murderer.
Disturbing, True Crime left me questioning our ability to tell and to recognize the truth. Longo and Finkel are both adept liars. One faces the truth about himself, and the other continues to lie. Finkel was likeable even if he was not admirable, and to Finkel, Longo was charming, an evil that was necessary to his pursuit of the truth about Longo and himself.
Difficult to put down, True Crime made me keep reading. The style is clear and crisp. It felt something like driving by a horrible wreck and seeing bodies being removed, wishing you didn't look, but knowing you had to. Propelled through the book, in the end I am still wondering what to believe about these men.
Originally Published 12/9/2014
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